Publications
Mike’s forecasts and analyses have been syndicated by leading financial publications and newspapers, both worldwide and in Israel. To read through Mike’s articles, browse the archive below.
2013
Calcalist – 01/20/2013
Still Possible To Prevent Recession In Israel
2012
CALCALIST – 10/23/2012
The Eurozone Crisis And The Global Inflation Threat
GLOBES TV – 06/17/2012
Astrachan: “Save Spain; Italy is next, France is not far behind”
CALCALIST – 06/10/2012
THE EURO SHOULD BE BROKEN APART IMMEDIATELY!
2011
CALCALIST – 08/10/2011
Interview: Credit Rating Agencies Are Irrelevant
GLOBES – 08/09/2011
A World at Risk
GLOBES – 04/17/2011
The US Stock Market wants to go up – Hebrew
GLOBES – 04/11/2011
The Stock Market Still Wants To Go Up
GLOBES – 03/31/2011
Climbing Higher On The Wall Of Worry
TRACK – 02/24/2011
Research Interview Series – Part II
2010
TRACK – 09/13/2010
Employment Is Rising Fast
GLOBES – 09/07/2010
Employment In The U.S. Does Increase
TRACK – 08/16/2010
Research Interview Series – Part I
GLOBES – 07/11/2010
Economic Risks Are Too High
GLOBES – 06/10/2010
Advantage Of Scale And Of Proven Experience
GLOBES – 05/16/2010
World Economy In Short
GLOBES – 05/09/2010
Going For Broke
GLOBES – 05/05/2010
The Disappearing Euro
2009
GLOBES – 12/20/2009
Three Reasons For The Rising Dollar
CALCALIST – 06/04/2009
The Dollar/ILS Exchange Rate Is A Result Of The Bank Of Israel
GLOBES – 05/18/2009
The Economy New Troubles
GLOBES – 03/31/2009
Positive Indicators
GLOBES – 03/31/2009
Hedge Fund Bluff
GLOBES – 03/31/2009
Worst Government Policies In The Western World
MARKER – 02/22/2009
With The Fools Leading The US Economy – I Do Not Dare To Buy
THE MARKER – 02/22/2009
The Government Will Have To Bail Out The Israeli Banks
BARRON’S – 02/14/2009
Could The U.S. Economy Be Nearing A Bottom
CALCALIST – 01/27/2009
At These Low Levels Of Interest Impact On The Economy Is Negative
2008
MARKER – 11/23/2008
Israeli Banks Are In Trouble And So Is The Israeli Public
Bizportal – 11/21/2008
Inflation Is The Solution For The Israeli Economic Crisis
GLOBES – 11/20/2008
Israel Is In A More Severe Real Situation Than The Rest Of The World
GLOBES – 10/07/2008
A Little Inflation Will Save The Situation
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 09/17/2008
The Financial Crisis Is Happening Right Now
CALCALIST – 07/14/2008
The Financial Collapse Is Straight Ahead
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 07/09/2008
The Collapse Has Started – Slow And Steady
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 06/23/2008
Danger Of A Collapse Is Increasing
CALCALIST – 05/26/2008
Bank Of Israel May Issue A Multi-Year Recession
CALCALIST – 04/17/2008
Of Inflation, Stagflation, Recession And Chatter
CALCALIST – 03/18/2008
The Unmistakable Odor Of Collapse
CALCALIST – 03/16/2008
The Collapse Is Closer Than Ever
CALCALIST – 03/11/2008
The Shekel Was Not Ready
CALCALIST – 02/27/2008
Will The Surprise Work?
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 02/20/2008
Is It Time To Buy? From Here The Market Can Go Up
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 01/22/2008
In A State Of Panic There Is No Knowing When The Crisis Will End
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 01/07/2008
The Crisis May Escalate To More Than A Regular Recession
2007
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 11/11/2007
On The Interest Decisions And The Differences Between Bernanke And Greenspan
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 10/22/2007
Is It Another Black Monday?
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 10/02/2007
The Credit Crisis Is Not The Stock Market Crisis
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 06/07/2007
Forecasts That Come True
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 04/13/2007
Shekel Getting Stronger? No Change, Actually
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 04/05/2007
A 0.5% Interest Rate Drop Is Sufficient To Drive Down The Shekel
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 03/06/2007
Why The Market Crashed And When Is It Expected To Bounce Back
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 02/28/2007
The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Can Easily Double The Crash
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 02/14/2007
If The Shekel Won’t Collapse And The Political Situation Won’t Get Worse The Market Will Continue To Rise
2006
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 11/10/2006
Where Are You Rallying?
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 06/14/2006
The Market Collapse Doesn’t Have To Be Big
2005
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 11/22/2005
In The Struggle Between You And World – Side With The World
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 08/08/2005
Netanyahu’s Resignation Will Hurt The Economy
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 05/18/2005
Lies And Statistics
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 04/19/2005
The Recession Is Returning To The Israeli Market
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 01/09/2005
Not Buying Anymore
2004
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 12/14/2004
How Not To Select A Bank Governor
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 12/06/2004
I’m Still Buying
GLOBES – 11/30/2004
Netanyahu’s Aiming At The Wrong Target
HA’ARETZ – 07/27/2004
Astrachan Forecasts A Recession In China And Warns Of Risks When Investing In Stocks In Israel
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 05/10/2004
The Bear Attack On The U.S. Market
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 05/04/2004
Failure Of The Disengagement Plan – How The Markets Will React
GLOBES – 03/04/2004
Not A Bubble
2003
Yedioth – 12/15/2003
The Market Will Continue To Rise, But…
GLOBES – 12/09/2003
2004 Will Be A Global Boom Year
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 12/02/2003
Room For Optimism
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 10/29/2003
The Stock Market Rises Will Continue, As Long As The Interest Rate Drops
REUTERS – 08/04/2003
Israel’s Netanyahu Seen Undermining Central Bank
GLOBES – 07/29/2003
Israel’s Economy Showing Signs Of Deflation
GLOBES – 07/09/2003
I Am Bullish On The American Market And Bullish On The Israeli Market
MAARIV – 07/09/2003
Netanyahu Blames The Governor: The Overly High Interest Is Causing An Increase In The Budget Deficit
HA’ARETZ – 07/09/2003
Tal Vardi: We Are Close To A Point Where It’s Unclear Whether Foreign Money Will Stay
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 05/26/2003
The Stock Market Corrected The Correction
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 05/12/2003
A Strong, Swift And Elegant Interest Rate Drop Is Required
Reuters – 04/11/2003
Netanyahu Revives Israeli Economic Confidence
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 03/26/2003
Technical Correction In The U.S., Temporary Leap In Israel
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 03/10/2003
We Can Announce The End Of The Collapse
GLOBES – 01/07/2003
In The Last Days We Have Learned One Thing: “How Not To Run A Monetary Policy”
2002
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 12/17/2002
The Recession – The True Story
GLOBES – 12/09/2002
The Economic Policy Did Far Greater Harm Than The Intifada
GLOBES – 12/09/2002
The Settlements And Yeshivas Would Have Driven Us Into A Crisis Anyway
GLOBES – 11/19/2002
The Government And Bank Of Israel Are Not Sufficiently Aware Of The Critical Problem Of Bank Stability
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 11/07/2002
The Elections Are Only A Trigger
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 10/14/2002
The Market Has A Large Chance Of Rising – But A Large Risk Too
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 10/01/2002
End Of The Fall?
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 09/26/2002
We Haven’t Reached The End Of The Decline Yet
GLOBES – 09/26/2002
Strangulation Formula
GLOBES – 06/10/2002
The Shekel’s Problem Is Confidence
REUTERS – 06/05/2002
Israel’s Economy Is Not Structured Properly
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 05/22/2002
A Huge Achievement For Israel’s Economy
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 04/30/2002
You Cannot Lie To The People Time After Time
HA’ARETZ – 02/25/2002
Capital Markets Forum – Been Bad, Not Sure It Will Get Better
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 02/12/2002
Debasement Of The Shekel
GLOBES – 01/03/2002
Bloopers – You Were Wrong
2001
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 12/24/2001
Making Bad Mistakes Again
GLOBES – 12/03/2001
U.S. Economy To Power Worldwide Growth Within Months
MAARIV – 12/03/2001
Those Who Define Themselves As Conservatives Should Not Enter The Market Right Now
HA’ARETZ – 12/03/2001
Consensus In Tel Aviv: The American Economy Will Recover Soon
GLOBES – 11/22/2001
U.S. Market Could Soar Higher Than Ever
GLOBES – 10/11/2001
Stocks Will Rise 50% In Coming Year
GLOBES – 09/12/2001
The Fed Will Lower The Interest As Early As This Week
HA’ARETZ – 04/01/2001
Dov Gilboa: The Israeli Market Will Grow By 0% At Most
GLOBES – 04/01/2001
Credit Crunch, Markets May Collapse
GLOBES – 03/15/2001
The Nasdaq Will Return To 2,200, Then Stagnate
GLOBES – 01/03/2001
The Nasdaq Is In Oversell And I Estimate It Will Stabilize In The Next Few Days
2000
GLOBES – 12/21/2000
Without An Immediate Interest Drop The Market May Continue To Fall
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 11/28/2000
I Will Not Be Amazed If The Nasdaq Dropped To 2200
GLOBES – 11/22/2000
There Is A Reasonable Chance That The Market Will Continue To Fall
GLOBES – 10/16/2000
Nasdaq May Be Over The Worst
GLOBES – 08/01/2000
The U.S. Market Will Continue To Stagnate And Will Eventually Soar
GLOBES – 04/16/2000
If The Market Rises Sell And If The Market Drops Buy And Meanwhile Keep Out
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 04/16/2000
The U.S. Stock Market Needs To Stabilize Or Fall
MAARIV – 04/16/2000
I Don’t See The Market Rebounding Soon
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 04/12/2000
Internet Stocks Are Still Inflated And Will Continue To Drop
GLOBES – 03/01/2000
The Correction In The Dow Has Ended
GLOBES – 01/25/2000
The Grand Correction
1999
GLOBES – 12/16/1999
A Short Term Correction
GLOBES – 12/13/1999
Profit Taking
GLOBES – 12/13/1999
Stock Exchange Autonomy
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 12/13/1999
Sharp 15% Drops Are Expected In The U.S. Stock Market
HA’ARETZ – 12/13/1999
The Internet Revolution Is Another Stage In The Efficiency Process
GLOBES – 12/12/1999
Sharp Drops In New York In The Beginning Of 2000
GLOBES – 11/18/1999
Learn From America
GLOBES – 11/16/1999
Frenkel Pushed Us Into A Corner
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 11/15/1999
Reactions To Frankel’s Resignation
GLOBES – 09/17/1999
Astrachan Is Not Optimistic: The Market Is In A Bad State
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 09/08/1999
The Dow Can Hit 30,000 In 3 Years
KAV MANCHE – 09/07/1999
Frenkel Was Mistaken By Rising Rates To High
ANALYST ONLINE – 09/07/1999
Bank Of Israel’s Interest Rate Policy Is Deepening The Recession
GLOBES – 08/23/1999
According To The Bond And Forex Markets It Is Wrong To Lower The Interest Rate
BARRON’S – 08/16/1999
It’s Hardly As Bad As Bears Would Have You Think
GLOBES – 08/06/1999
The Action Of The Bank Of Israel And Government
GLOBES – 07/15/1999
The Cost Of Trying To Lower Inflation Is Insane
GLOBES – 07/01/1999
The Israeli Stock Market Is In Danger, The Dow May Hit 20-30,000
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 03/18/1999
The Dow May Hit 12,000 This Year
MAARIV – 01/26/1999
The Dow Will Continue To Soar
MAARIV – 01/14/1999
Much More Dangerous Than The Russian Crisis
1998
GLOBES – 12/31/1998
The Bank Of Israel People Should Rub Against Dimona A Little
HA’ARETZ – 11/23/1998
Israel’s Economic Problems Were Created Here And Not Abroad
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 10/22/1998
The Dow Jones Will Hit 12,000 Points
BARRON’S – 10/05/1998
Mike Astrachan Finds The Same Fault With Japan’s Policy Makers
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 08/30/1998
I’m Not Racing To Buy Shares On Wall St. At Current Levels
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 08/27/1998
We’Ve Already Exited Dollar Loans
HA’ARETZ – 07/30/1998
Mike Astrachan Recommends To Exit The U.S. Stock Market
BARRON’S – 06/15/1998
Waltz, Anyone?
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 06/08/1998
The Wage Increase Caused U.S. Companies’ Profits To Degrade
BARRON’S – 06/01/1998
Peering Into The Future, Instead Of The Past, Shows That Stocks Really Aren’t Overvalued
BLOOMBERG – 04/08/1998
Economist Astrachan Reitrates View On Stocks
HA’ARETZ – 01/23/1998
The Decline In Profitability Of American Companies Will Not Hurt Market Growth
HA’ARETZ – 01/16/1998
Yesteday’s War, The War On Inflation
GLOBES – 01/15/1998
Ha’Aretz: The Japanese Economy Is To Blame For Everything
HA’ARETZ – 01/14/1998
The Japanese Economy Is To Blame For Everything
1997
BLOOMBERG – 12/22/1997
Economist Astrachan Favors Bond Over Stocks
HA’ARETZ – 11/19/1997
Response – The Probablity Of A Crash Is Not Negligible
GLOBES – 11/17/1997
I Never Said The Wall St. Correction Will Continue, Comment To Article
GLOBES – 11/14/1997
The Wall St. Correction Will Continue, You Should Exit And Wait
HA’ARETZ – 11/13/1997
Astrachan Went From Bull To Chicken
BARRON’S – 11/03/1997
Hitting A Guardrail On The Road To 12,000
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 10/29/1997
The Trend Reversal Is Predictable But Too Sharp
GLOBES – 10/29/1997
Greenspan Should Have Raised The Interest By 1% Over A Year Ago
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 10/28/1997
A Sharp Drop For Israeli Stocks In New York
HA’ARETZ – 10/28/1997
The Market Will Rebound Quickly And Reach Surprising Heights
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 10/20/1997
Wall St.: Memories Of “Black Monday”
GLOBES – 08/21/1997
The U.S. Stock Market Only Appears High, In Israel It Is High
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 08/11/1997
Wall St. May Drop By 7% In The Next Few Days
GLOBES – 08/11/1997
Concerns Of The Dow
BARRON’S – 07/28/1997
Goodbye, Speculation
BUSINESS REVIEW – 07/07/1997
Dow Will Grow 12,000
BUSINESS REVIEW – 07/07/1997
Dow Will Grow 12,000
BUSINESSWEEK – 06/30/1997
Are Bonds Ready To Pick Up Steam?
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL – 06/16/1997
Soaring Stocks Have Left Analysts Pondering Their Valuation Models
THE JOURNAL OF COMMERCE – 06/16/1997
Dollar To Remain Firm As EMU Worries Subside
BARRON’S – 06/16/1997
Dow 12,000 – Seer Still Sees It Coming
INTERVIEW TRANSCRIPTION – 06/01/1997
Dow Will Hit 12,000 By 1999
HA’ARETZ – 05/19/1997
The U.S. Market – No Buyer’s Panic, The Dow Is Expected To Hit 8000
HA’ARETZ – 05/07/1997
The Dow Has Potential For Hitting 8000 In A Month
GLOBES – 05/01/1997
The Dow Is Rallying Again
GLOBES – 03/14/1997
Peak, Correction, And Then What?
HA’ARETZ – 01/31/1997
The Dow Jones Index Is Expected To Double, Triple Or Even Quadruple Itself
MAARIV – 01/30/1997
The Dow Jones Index Will Double By The End Of ’98
YEDIOTH AHRONOTH – 01/03/1997
The Dollar Is Smiling
1996
GLOBES – 12/20/1996
Bank Of Israel Will Maintain A High Real Interest
BARRON’S – 12/16/1996
Comments About: “A Runaway Dow”
GLOBES – 12/09/1996
The Fed Chair And The Markets – Greenspan Frightened The World Markets
BARRON’S – 11/25/1996
Comments About: “A Runaway Dow”
BARRON’S – 11/18/1996
A Runaway Dow?
HA’ARETZ – 10/18/1996
An Administrated Devaluation Or A Mexican Saga – Part II
GLOBES – 10/08/1996
U.S. Share Market May Double Itself In A Relatively Short Time
HA’ARETZ – 09/12/1996
A Truly Free Market
HA’ARETZ – 08/09/1996
This Is The Time To Buy Stocks And The Potential Is High
GLOBES – 08/07/1996
The Dow Jones Is Expected To Hit New Highs
GLOBES – 08/05/1996
The Stock Market Thinks The Depreciation Is Approaching
HA’ARETZ – 08/04/1996
An Administrated Devaluation Or A Mexican Saga – Part I
GLOBES – 07/25/1996
The Bank Of Israel Is To Blame For Inflation
HA’ARETZ – 07/24/1996
Bottom Purchases Will Be An Opportunity
EXECUTIVE – 06/01/1996
The Dow Is Close To 6000 And This Is No Accident, Watch What Comes Next
GLOBES – 03/25/1996
Success As A Threat – What Are The U.S. Markets Afraid Of
BARRON’S – 03/25/1996
Dow 6000? Economist Hangs Tough
GLOBES – 02/26/1996
Rampage On Wall Street
1995
BARRON’S – 12/11/1995
An Economist Sees The Dow Hitting 6000
GLOBES – 11/21/1995
The Rises In The Dow Will Continue Next Year
GLOBES – 08/31/1995
Heading Towards 5000?
GLOBES – 07/12/1995
Need To Consider A 20% Market Drop
DOW JONES – 05/15/1995
Israeli Economist Predicted On U.S.
BLOOMBERG – 05/15/1995
Economist Astrachan Sees Bond, Stock Rallies
GLOBES – 03/23/1995
The Dow Jones Will Hit 5000 This Year